Dunmurry man charged with criminal damage denied bail by Lisburn court
A man charged with damaging an electronic monitoring device has been denied bail by Lisburn Magistrates Court.
Charles Paul Mongan, 38, whose address was given as White Rise in Dunmurry, has been charged with two counts of criminal damage to a monitoring box and electronic ankle tag belonging to Buddi.
The court heard that on March 17, 2026 the police received a call reporting a male was trying to harm himself at his parents house. On arrival, police ensued the safety of the defendant and spoke with his mother, who said she watched him use a hammer to twist and break his electronic ankle tag and that she also saw him smash the monitoring box. The defendant was arrested for criminal damage and was conveyed to Musgrave Custody Suite. During interview he said he ‘sort of remembers something happening’, the court heard. A defence lawyer told the court the defendant had just been released from prison on Friday, March 13 and was currently on licence. He stated that the defendant disputes the facts reported, alleging that people entered the house and broke the tag with a view to causing him harm. "He attempted to take his own life and there are marks on his neck as self injury,” he continued. "The charges are reasonably muted.”
Refusing the bail application, District Judge Rosie Watters said this was “not a good start to his licence”.
She added: “I am concerned about the commission of further offences.” The defendant is to reappear before the court via videolink on April 13.